My Business Podcast
The My Business Podcast is Australia’s leading podcast for anyone who owns and operates their own business. Each week, we speak with real-life business owners about their successes and struggles, finances and fears, as well as what inspires them and how they continue to make ends meet. Raw, honest and unscripted, the My Business Podcast is the ultimate source of inspiring stories and practical advice for every business leader.
Recognised as a trusted advisor to SME owners for 24 years, My Business provides innovative business strategies, practical tips and expert advice that Australia’s two million SME owners can use in their day-to-day operations.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 109
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2020
Taking the frustration out of people management
"Let's face it, people leave managers, not companies". It is a bold statement, but one which Norgay HR Consulting's Clare Long believes is important for all business owners to be mindful of. Returnin…
00:37:17 |
Wed 18 Jan 2017
'How I achieved 80% growth in annual turnover'
“You learn a lot just from listening to your customers … but some companies don’t do that.” Coming from the owner of a business that grew its turnover by an impressive 80 per cent in 2016, such advic…
00:38:55 |
Wed 11 Jan 2017
Giving your business the perfect fit-out
With the new year finally here, it may be time to give your workplace a new look with a commercial fit-out. However, it can be a daunting task: what do you need to know to get the right plan? Who do …
00:28:10 |
Wed 04 Jan 2017
Cash flow tips and tricks for SMEs
“The lifeblood of a business is its cash flow, and the more that you can bring in sooner, the better.” While this is a statement of the obvious, it is important to step back from your daily 'busyness…
00:31:03 |
Tue 20 Dec 2016
SMBs have their say on economic prospects
With speculation mounting about Australia’s economy approaching a recession, amid global factors such as Brexit and Trump’s election victory, just what are SMEs expecting for the future? Momentum Int…
00:30:58 |
Wed 14 Dec 2016
Offshore workers: the next bastion of business growth?
Once the domain of our biggest companies, offshoring is an increasingly attractive option for SMEs to reduce their wages bill and to fill skills gaps when local talent is short on the ground. Yet the…
00:34:11 |
Wed 07 Dec 2016
What Trump means for Aussie businesses
Beyond the eccentric rhetoric and headline-grabbing blustering, many Australians are keen to know what a Donald Trump presidency in the US will mean for their businesses. With this in mind, we invite…
00:24:06 |
Wed 30 Nov 2016
Balancing innovation with paying the bills
While innovation is a hot topic at present, how do you maintain relevance and grow your business in a changing market without cutting off your established bread-and-butter offering? Ex footy player a…
00:37:10 |
Wed 23 Nov 2016
The do's and don'ts of selling online
From a start-up to annual sales nearing $5 million in less than three years, publican turned online retailer Steve Rider clearly has a solid grasp of e-commerce. The founder of Mybottleshop.com.au jo…
00:45:44 |
Wed 16 Nov 2016
A true blue Aussie business success story
Virtually every Australian knows of Kennards Hire – they ‘make your job easy’, as the slogan goes. Yet did you know this household name grew from a small regional hardware store? New CEO Angus Kennar…
00:32:51 |
Wed 09 Nov 2016
Growing a successful business against the odds
A strict compliance regime spanning aviation and maritime regulations, high-cost maintenance in a corrosive salt water environment, a limited pool of skilled employees and exposure to the mercy of th…
00:37:10 |
Wed 02 Nov 2016
Why I give stuff away for free
“You have to be prepared to give stuff away,” says Clare Long, founder of Norgay HR Consulting. On its own, this may not sound like the wisest of business strategies. Yet as Clare explains, giving aw…
00:41:17 |
Wed 26 Oct 2016
The nuances of business expansion
“That was a really eye-opening experience for us, because in taking over somebody else's business … you're basically having to earn your stripes very quickly, because you have now taken over that rel…
00:29:16 |
Wed 19 Oct 2016
Adding scale and value in a services business
“It’s always on the top of my to-do list, because I can’t stand doing that other stuff… it’s painful,” says physiotherapist and pilates instructor Becky Dyer when asked about working on her business,…
00:39:17 |
Wed 12 Oct 2016
Guide to winning clients and retaining staff
“If your idea is really good, and they like who you are – you are genuine about it – they will actually remember you,” ZOO Group’s Pawl Cubbin says of selling your wares to new customers. Achieving t…
00:29:56 |
Wed 05 Oct 2016
The working mum transforming a global product chain
“In the beginning, it was tough…but we just continued our plight of selling it for what it is.” These are the words of Lauren Chang Sommer, founder of Moi Moi Fine Jewellery which, for its first 12 y…
00:36:48 |
Wed 28 Sep 2016
‘How I’ve kept my first customers for 22 years’
Most people struggle to run one business. Jacob Ohlson currently has two businesses – wellbeing clinic Cryo and Powernet IT Solutions, having run the latter for more than two decades, since the tende…
00:32:51 |
Thu 22 Sep 2016
Navigating your best routes to market
“You could probably make a comparison with our business to a niche coffee brand that goes out in Australia, grows very organically through finding great little cafes in different markets and putting …
00:37:09 |
Wed 14 Sep 2016
Expert tips for getting your marketing right
Marketing is a word every business owner is familiar with, but one which many – if not most – don’t fully understand. For this reason, the My Business Podcast crew asked Sascha Moore, founder of Crea…
00:18:17 |
Wed 07 Sep 2016
Tips for qualifying new business leads
Swallow some humble pie – you can’t do everything well, so outsource the things that would cost you more in time, money or energy to do yourself. That’s the advice to business owners from Paul Glosso…
00:33:50 |
Thu 01 Sep 2016
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